Tom Clavin

Wyatt Earp y Bat Masterson aparecen en una gran cantidad de libros y películas. La mayoría de los libros son básicamente ficción, incluidos aquellos que no se publicaron como tales. Contienen exageraciones, adornos, rumores y falsedades puras y duras. Lo mismo sucede con los intentos por llevarlo a la pantalla que se inician en 1932, cuando Walter Huston interpreta un papel basado en Wyatt Earp en la peliculaLaw and Order. El reto para un escritor hoy en dia es filtrar todo lo que se ha publicado sobre ellos hasta el momento, determinar las fuentes mas fiables y, posteriormente, componer un relato de como sus historias se cruzaron en los años setenta del sigloxix en Dodge City, ciudad en la que se hicieron amigos para toda la vida y en la que coincidieron con todo ese grupo de inimitables personajes con los que comparten buena parte de sus andanzas. Las figuras de estos legendarios agentes de la ley en la historia de los Estados Unidos se han convertido en autenticos iconos y, con el paso de los años, se les han ido adhiriendo las leyendas como percebes a un barco. Este libro pretende reflejar la realidad de lo que sucedio, de quienes vivieron o pasaron por la ciudad y convertirse en una referencia para explicar una parte de la historia que ha sido excesivamente adornada y sumida en el romanticismo frugal.

Tom Clavin and Danny Peary chronicle the life and career of baseballs natural home run king in the first definitive biography of Roger Marisincluding a brand-new chapter to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of his record breaking season.Roger Maris may be the greatest ballplayer no one really knows. In 1961, the soft-spoken man from the frozen plains of North Dakota enjoyed one of the most amazing seasons in baseball history, when he outslugged his teammate Mickey Mantle to become the games natural home-run king. It was Mantle himself who said, "Roger was as good a man and as good a ballplayer as there ever was." Yet Maris was vilified by fans and the press and has never received his due from biographersuntil now. Tom Clavin and Danny Peary trace the dramatic arc of Mariss life, from his boyhood in Fargo through his early pro career in the Cleveland Indians farm program, to his World Series championship years in New York and beyond. At the center is the exciting story of the 1961 season and the ordeal Maris endured as an outsider in Yankee pinstripes, unloved by fans who compared him unfavorably to their heroes Ruth and Mantle, relentlessly attacked by an aggressive press corps who found him cold and inaccessible, and treated miserably by the organization. After the tremendous challenge of breaking Ruths record was behind him, Maris ultimately regained his love of baseball as a member of the world champion St. Louis Cardinals. And over time, he gained redemption in the eyes of the Yankee faithful. With research drawn from more than 130 interviews with Mariss teammates, opponents, family, and friends, as well as 16 pages of photos, some of which have never before been seen, this timely and poignant biography sheds light on an iconic figure from baseballs golden eraand establishes the importance of his role in the games history.

During the Golden Age of Sports in the 1920s, Walter Hagen was to golf what Babe Ruth was to baseball. The first professional golfer to make his living playing the game rather than teaching it, Hagen won eleven major professional tournaments over his long career -- two U.S. Opens, four British Opens, and five PGA Championships (including an amazing streak of four consecutive PGA wins) -- a record surpassed only by Jack Nicklaus. Hagen was also influential in helping to found the Ryder Cup and was the first American golfer to top $1 million in career earnings -- a figure equivalent to over $40 million today.Award-winning sportswriter Tom Clavin has penned a thrilling biography that vividly recalls Hagens dazzling achievements and the qualities that made him a star. Energetic, witty, and one of the best putters ever to walk the green, Hagen was a man who loved to party, was extraordinarily generous to his friends, and golfed the world over, giving exhibitions. He preferred to travel by limousine, and if he intended to stay awhile hed bring a second limo just to transport his clothes, which were nothing but the finest. On his many trips across the Atlantic to compete in the Ryder Cup or British Open, Hagen was known to throw parties that lasted days, ending only when the ship reached the shore. He was also the first professional golfer to admit to playing not only for the love of the game, but also for the love of the winners purse.Walter Hagen, forerunner of todays sports superstars, is as dynamic a character as can be found in American sports history. Bringing Hagen to life with incredible detail and countless anecdotes, Sir Walter is the authoritative biography of the man who helped create professional golf as its known today.

Adéntrate en la emocionante historia real de la última gran banda de forajidos, los hermanos que se convirtieron en una de las familias más famosas y temidas del salvaje Oeste.En la década de 1890, los Dalton, inicialmente jovenes prometedores, se transformaron en notorios bandidos, impulsados por la ambicion y el resentimiento. Los tres hermanos, Bob, Grat y Emmet, junto con un grupo de complices pintorescos se convirtieron rapidamente en leyendas por derecho propio, pasando de ser ladrones de caballos a asaltar bancos y trenes.Tom Clavin nos relata con rigor y pasion como los Dalton, con sus origenes humildes, fueron arrastrados hacia el crimen en un contexto marcado por el caos y la violencia. Esta obra no solo destaca sus actividades delictivas, sino tambien sus intentos de redencion y los conflictos internos a los que se enfrentaron. Entretejida con la historia de otras figuras emblematicas de la epoca, esta obra nos ofrece una vision detallada del complejo panorama social y economico en el que operaron los hermanos y su banda criminal.Con una combinacion magistral de rigor historico y un estilo narrativo dinamico, Clavin convierte la vida de estos legendarios hermanos en una historia cautivadora que, por primera vez, relata con todo lujo de detalles las luces y sombras de los ultimos bandoleros del lejano Oeste.

Nube Roja fue el único indio americano de la historia en derrotar al Ejército de EE. UU. en una guerra, obligando al Gobierno a procurar la paz bajo los términos impuestos por el jefe indio. En la cima del poder de Nube Roja, los sioux llegaron a reclamar el control sobre una quinta parte de lo que serian los contiguos Estados Unidos y disfrutaron de la lealtad de miles de guerreros feroces. Sin embargo, las neblinas de la historia han ensombrecido extrañamente su figura. Ahora, gracias al redescubrimiento de una autobiografia perdida y a la investigacion meticulosa de dos galardonados autores como Bob Drury y Tom Clavin, puede contarse al fin la historia del guerrero indio mas poderoso del siglo XIX.En este documento, los autores devuelven a Nube Roja su lugar en la historia. Repasando los acontecimientos que desembocaron en la Guerra de Nube Roja, nos ofrecen retratos intimos de las muchas vidas con las que se cruzo el jefe indio: hombres de montaña como Jim Bridger, generales estadounidenses como William T. Sherman, exploradores intrepidos como John Bozeman, y memorables guerreros a quienes Nube Roja preparo, como el legendario Caballo Loco. En el centro de la historia se encuentra el gran jefe sioux, luchando por la mera existencia de la forma de vida de los indios.

La desgarradora lucha de un piloto por sobrevivir al horror deBuchenwaldEl 13 de agosto de 1944, el joven piloto estadounidense JoeMoser, de solo 22 años, despegó para cumplir su misión número 44 sobre la Francia ocupada. Moser, quien paso de ser un chico de granja a cumplir su sueño de pilotear un Lockheed P-38 Lightning, una de las armas mas letales de las fuerzas aereas estadounidenses contra la poderosa Luftwaffe alemana, muy pronto descubriria los horrores de la guerra: su avion fue derribado para posteriormente ser capturado y enviado a Buchenwald, el terrible campo de concentracion nazi. Ahi, Moser se unio a una comunidad de mas de 170 pilotos aliados que al igual que el debieron soportar condiciones infrahumanas y resistir dia a dia la infame violencia y brutalidad con la que los nazis trataban a los prisioneros de guerra.Basada en hechos reales y con la intensidad de un thriller, TomClavin, autor bestseller del New York Times, cuenta la poderosa historia de Moser y un grupo de valientes que, desafiando todas las probabilidades, escaparon de una muerte segura ideando un plan desesperado en el que lo arriesgaron todo.Esta es una emotiva e inspiradora narracion de audacia y esperanza, un testimonio de la fuerza humana frente al mal absoluto.

La desgarradora lucha de un piloto por sobrevivir al horror deBuchenwaldEl 13 de agosto de 1944, el joven piloto estadounidense JoeMoser, de solo 22 años, despegó para cumplir su misión número 44 sobre la Francia ocupada. Moser, quien paso de ser un chico de granja a cumplir su sueño de pilotear un Lockheed P-38 Lightning, una de las armas mas letales de las fuerzas aereas estadounidenses contra la poderosa Luftwaffe alemana, muy pronto descubriria los horrores de la guerra: su avion fue derribado para posteriormente ser capturado y enviado a Buchenwald, el terrible campo de concentracion nazi. Ahi, Moser se unio a una comunidad de mas de 170 pilotos aliados que al igual que el debieron soportar condiciones infrahumanas y resistir dia a dia la infame violencia y brutalidad con la que los nazis trataban a los prisioneros de guerra.Basada en hechos reales y con la intensidad de un thriller, TomClavin, autor bestseller del New York Times, cuenta la poderosa historia de Moser y un grupo de valientes que, desafiando todas las probabilidades, escaparon de una muerte segura ideando un plan desesperado en el que lo arriesgaron todo.Esta es una emotiva e inspiradora narracion de audacia y esperanza, un testimonio de la fuerza humana frente al mal absoluto.

Dark Noon is the mesmerizing re-creation of a fateful day at sea. It is also a story of the postwar American dream as experienced in the fishing village of Montauk, Long Island, where fish were money and where optimism and success went hand in hand. And it¿s a story of the end of an era, when one terrible disaster changed the fishing culture of a prosperous port forever. ¿Meticulously researched. A fascinating story.¿--Distinction ¿A first-rate reportorial job that builds to a taut and suspenseful climax of incredible detail. The harrowing description of men gaff-hooked out of the churning swells is unforgettable.¿--The Independent

A legend during the Golden Era of the 1950s, Brooklyn Dodgers baseball player and New York Mets manager Gil Hodges is at the center of this masterful sports biography, which delves into the life, achievements, and sterling character of one of baseballs most overlooked stars.Gil Hodges was the Brooklyn Dodgers powerful first baseman who, alongside Jackie Robinson, helped drive his team to six pennants and a thrilling World Series victory in 1955.Dutifully following the Dodgers to Los Angeles in 1958, Hodges longed to return to New York City, and in 1962, joined the original Mets. He took over the managers spot on their bench in 1968 and transformed the team from a joke to World Champions in 1969thus creating the Miracle Mets. Yet behind his stoic demeanor lay a man prone to anxiety and scarred by combat during World War II. His sudden death in 1972 shocked his friends and family and left a void in the hearts of baseball fans everywhere.Acclaimed authors Tom Clavin and Danny Peary deliver a thoroughly researched and poignant view of one of baseballs hidden treasures, shedding light on a fascinating life and career that even his most ardent fans never knew.

A fast-paced, well-researchedirresistible (USA TODAY) World War II aviation account of friendship, heroism, and sacrifice that reads like Unbroken meets The Dirty Dozen from the authors of the #1 New York Times bestselling The Heart of Everything That Is.Its 1942, just after the blow to Pearl Harbor and the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, and the United States is reeling. A group of raw US Army Airmen travels to the embattled American Air Base of Port Moresby at Papua, New Guinea. Their mission: to protect Australia, to disrupt the Japanese supply lines, and to fly perilous reconnaissance runs over the enemy-held strongholds. Among the men are pilot Captain Jay Zeamer and bombardier Sergeant Raymond Joseph Joe Sarnoski, a pair of swashbuckling screw-ups whose antics prevent them from being assigned to a regular bombing crew. Instead, they rebuild a broken-down B-17 bomber from spare parts and christen the plane Old 666.One day in June 1943, a request is circulated: volunteers are needed for a reconnaissance flight into the heart of the Japanese empire. Zeamer and Sarnoski see it as a shot at redemption and cobble together a crew and depart in Old 666 under cover of darkness. Five hours later, dozens of Japanese Zeros riddle the plane with bullets. Bloody and half-conscious, Zeamer and Sarnoski keep the plane in the air, winning what will go down as the longest dogfight in history and maneuvering an emergency landing in the jungle. Only one of them will make it home alive.With unprecedented access to the Old 666 crews family and letters, as well as newly released transcripts from the Imperial Air Forces official accounts of the battle, Lucky 666 is perhaps the last untold great war story (Kirkus Reviews) from the war in the Pacific. Its an unforgettable tale of friendship, bravery, and sacrificeand highly recommended for WWII and aviation history buffs alike (BookPage).

August 30, 2018 marks the 100th birthday of the former Boston Red Sox outfielder and baseball legend. In Being Ted Williams, esteemed sportscaster Dick Enberg offers a series of personal anecdotes that loosely follow Teds life from his childhood in San Diego, to his fun teenage years playing in the Pacific Coast League, his glorious yet frustrating Red Sox career, his heroic actions as a fighter pilot in two wars (as John Glenns favorite wing-man), and his post-career years leading to his heart-rending appearance at age eighty at the 1999 All-Star Game. Though other books have recounted Williamss career, none have done so through the eyes of someone like Enberg, who followed Teds career as just a young boy, trying to emulate his classic swing, then as a broadcaster, and finally as a friend, when the two men could enjoy numerous get-togethers until Teds passing in 2002. Enberg also weaves in personal stories and commentary on what it means to be a hero from other legendary sports figures, such as Bobby Knight, Vin Scully, Bill Walton, and many more. Being Ted Williams makes the perfect gift for the baseball fan looking for a unique perspective on one of the sports greatest legends through the lens of one of the best broadcasters in the games history.

A “thrilling narrative of bravery, bravado, and loss” (Kirkus Reviews) that tells the “gripping story of a handful of marines who formed the last body of Americans to leave Saigon on April 30, 1975”

From bestselling authors Bob Drury and Tom Clavin comes the epic, untold story one of the most powerful Sioux warriors of all time, Red Cloudnow adapted for a younger audience!I have but a small spot of land left. The Great Spirit told me to keep it. Red CloudThis young readers edition of the New York Times bestseller of the same name tells the long forgotten story of the powerful Oglala Lakota chief, Red Cloud. At the height of Red Clouds power the Sioux claimed control of vast parts of the west. But as the United States rapidly expanded, the country brutally forced the Indians off their lands.Fighting for the survival of the Sioux way of life, Red Cloud successfully secured the loyalty of thousands of fierce fighters, including Crazy Horse, and is the only American Indian in history to defeat the United States Army in a war.Thanks to the rediscovery of Red Clouds long-lost autobiography, and painstaking research by two award-winning authors, and with the help of a world-class adapter, the story of the nineteenth centurys most powerful and successful Indian warrior can finally be told.

The #1 New York Times bestselling authors of The Heart of Everything That Is return with a thorough, nuanced, and enthralling account (The Wall Street Journal) about one of the most inspiringand underappreciatedchapters in the American Revolution: the Continental Armys six-month transformation in Valley Forge.In December 1777, some 12,000 members of Americas Continental Army stagger into a small Pennsylvania encampment near British-occupied Philadelphia. Their commander in chief, George Washington, is at the lowest ebb of his military career. Yet, somehow, Washington, with a dedicated coterie of advisers, sets out to breathe new life into his military force. Against all odds, they manage to turn a bobtail army of citizen soldiers into a professional fighting force that will change the world forever.Valley Forge is the story of how that metamorphosis occurred. Bestselling authors Bob Drury and Tom Clavin show us how this miracle was accomplished despite thousands of American soldiers succumbing to disease, starvation, and the elements. At the center of it all is George Washington as he fends off pernicious political conspiracies. The Valley Forge winter is hisand the revolutionslast chance at redemption. And after six months in the camp, Washington fulfills his destiny, leading the Continental Army to a stunning victory in the Battle of Monmouth Court House.Valley Forge is the riveting true story of a nascent United States toppling an empire. Using new and rarely seen contemporaneous documentsand drawing on a cast of iconic characters and remarkable moments that capture the innovation and energy that led to the birth of our nationDrury and Clavin provide a gripping, panoramic account (Publishers Weekly, starred review) of the definitive account of this seminal and previously undervalued moment in the battle for American independence.

This acclaimed New York Times bestselling biography of the legendary Sioux warrior Red Cloud, is a page-turner with remarkable immediacyand the narrative sweep of a great Western (The Boston Globe).Red Cloud was the only American Indian in history to defeat the United States Army in a war, forcing the government to sue for peace on his terms. At the peak of Red Clouds powers the Sioux could claim control of one-fifth of the contiguous United States and the loyalty of thousands of fierce fighters. But the fog of history has left Red Cloud strangely obscured. Now, thanks to the rediscovery of a lost autobiography, and painstaking research by two award-winning authors, the story of the nineteenth centurys most powerful and successful Indian warrior can finally be told.In this astonishing untold story of the American West, Bob Drury and Tom Clavin restore Red Cloud to his rightful place in American history in a sweeping and dramatic narrative based on years of primary research. As they trace the events leading to Red Clouds War, they provide intimate portraits of the many lives Red Cloud touchedmountain men such as Jim Bridger; US generals like William Tecumseh Sherman, who were charged with annihilating the Sioux; fearless explorers, such as the dashing John Bozeman; and the memorable warriors whom Red Cloud groomed, like the legendary Crazy Horse. And at the center of the story is Red Cloud, fighting for the very existence of the Indian way of life.Unabashed, unbiased, and disturbingly honest, leaving no razor-sharp arrowhead unturned, no rifle trigger unpulled....a compelling and fiery narrative (USA TODAY), this is the definitive chronicle of the conflict between an expanding white civilization and the Plains Indians who stood in its way.

Revised and updated, this in-depth look recounts The Ryder Cups rich history and venerated place in sports, its champions and its characters, and its status as golfs greatest grudge match. From its humble origins in 1927 to its place today as golfs most gentlemanly battleand a multi-million-dollar international sports eventThe Ryder Cup has cemented its place in both its legacy and lore. Golf journalist Tom Clavin and golf commentator Bob Bubka have now made current their seminal work on the tournament, exploring the history and the rivalries, the extraordinary triumphs and devastating defeats, and the U.S. and the European contingents who have made this contest so remarkable. The names are legendary for any fan of golf: Palmer, Nicklaus, Jacklin, Floyd, Mickelson, Ballesteros, Faldo, Hogan, Nelson, Watson, Strange, Sarazen, Crenshaw, Woods, Montgomeriethe list goes on, as do their pitched battles for dominance and accomplishments on the greens. This up-close and personal look at The Ryder Cup is a must-read for golf fans, especially in preparation for the landmark 40th Anniversary tournament in Gleneagles, Scotland, in 2014.

Los Dalton es la emocionante historia real de la última de las grandes bandas de forajidos. La temida banda estaba formadapor tres hermanos y un grupo de cómplices pintorescos que se consideraban descendientes de los legendarios hermanos James.Pronto se convirtieron en leyendas por derecho propio. Comenzaron como ladrones de caballos antes de pasar a asaltar bancosy trenes. El 5 de octubre de 1892, la banda intento su incursion mas audaz y sangrienta: robar dos bancos de manera simutaneaa plena luz del dia en Coffeyville, Kansas. Cuando Grat, Bob y Emmett Dalton, junto con Bill Power y Dick Broadwell, cruzaronla plaza para entrar en los dos edificios, los habitantes del pueblo los reconocieron y dieron la alarma. Los ciudadanos searmaron con escopetas y revolveres de las ferreterias cercanas y esperaron a que los ladrones salieron de los bancos. El enfrentamiento que siguio fue un tiroteo de proporciones epicas. Cuando se disipo el humo, ocho hombres yacian muertos, entre ellos cuatro de los cinco miembros de la condenada Banda Dalton.Por primera vez, se narra en detalle toda la historia de la vida delictiva de la Banda Dalton, culminando en uno de los eventosmas violentos del Salvaje Oeste, un ultimo y macabro suspiro de la era de los tiroteos.

Nube Roja fue el único indio americano de la histo- ria en derrotar al Ejército de EE. UU. en una guerra, obligando al Gobierno a procurar la paz bajo los términos impuestos por el jefe indio. En la cima del poder de Nube Roja, los sioux llegaron a reclamar el control sobre una quinta parte de lo que serían los contiguos Estados Unidos y disfrutaron de la lealtad de miles de guerreros feroces. Sin embargo, las neblinas de la historia han ensombrecido extrañamente su figura. Ahora, gracias al redescubrimiento de una autobiografía perdida y a la investigación meticulosa de dos galardonados autores como Bob Drury y Tom Clavin, puede contarse al fin la historia del guerrero indio más poderoso del siglo XIX.